Park Street, Sydney
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Park Street in Sydney, Australia is a major cross street in the centre of the Central Business District. It runs from George Street in the west to College Street in the east, where it becomes William Street.[1]
Description
Park Street bisects Hyde Park, the oldest park in Australia. The park was created in 1810 by Governor Macquarie and has a state heritage listing.[2] Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and its successor, Consolidated Media Holdings, had their corporate headquarters at 54 Park Street.[3]
An electric tramway formerly ran down Park Street between Elizabeth and College Streets. It was removed in 1960.
See also
References
- ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory (2002) Maps 3–4
- ^ State Heritage Site
- ^ "James Packer's ConsMedia sells Park Street head office in Sydney to AMP Capital Investors". 25 August 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Park Street, Sydney.
- Shirley Fitzgerald - City of Sydney History Unit (2008). "Poverty Point [corner of Park and Pitt Streets]". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 28 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]